Active Week

At least a little more active weather-wise, a lot more active school-wise as it is finals week! Four finals to get through this week, in fact, 4 finals to get through just in the first half of the week. A final on Monday, 2 finals on Tuesday and I’ll finish up on Wednesday with a 10-Noon final and then on my way back home for the long awaited semester break sometime Wednesday afternoon. But, now for the more active weather…

Two systems look to affect the area, one starting as soon as tomorrow. Some areas of drizzle and/or light showers are possible across the state tomorrow afternoon. But, by tomorrow night it looks like more widespread areas of rain should affect eastern Iowa. Central Iowa may see more of a light rain/drizzle event for much of the time, while areas of western Iowa may just have more of drizzle if nothing at all. The rain should last into Tuesday for areas of eastern Iowa, drizzle still possible in central Iowa and western Iowa should be dry by then. Tuesday evening should be the end for all rain over the state, although areas of drizzle/fog may still remain across the state.
The next system to move through will be a quick moving clipper, much like what the state saw midweek last week. The same path looks like it may occur, thus areas of northern Iowa may be impacted the most by it. This system is still questionable as with all clippers being such quick moving and with the lack of moisture, precipitation doesn’t look definite at this time. A light snow/rain mix is possible with this system, potentially causing some slick roadway conditions once again over northern Iowa. This system could change however, so just a lookout to be on the lookout for any drastic changes.

As for temperatures over the week, they look to be fairly steady. Highs today are reaching into the upper 40s and lower 50s across the state with lows tonight in the upper 20s to mid 30s from northwest to southeast. Mondays’ highs should range from 40 to the mid 40s across the state from north to south; Lows Monday may drop in the west with the passing of the first system while they remain mild in the east. Mid 20s in the northwest corner of the state, lower 30s in the central portion of the state and upper 30s seem likely in the east where cloudcover should hold the temperatures up. Tuesday temperatures should hover around 40 for most of the state, lows on Tuesday ranging from low/mid 20s in the west to around the 30 mark in the eastern portion of the state. Highs for the remainder of the week should range from 40-45 in the northwest, lower 40s to upper 40s in the rest of the state as they slowly rise Wednesday through Friday. Lows over that time should be in the lower 20s in the northwest while upper 20s are more likely in the southwest.